The new drug, Austedo, seems to be helping. I call it my miracle pill. The rib area spasms occur briefly just a few times a day and I have less breathing issues. I'm having new symptoms which I'm guessing are side effects of the drug: swollen feet and legs up to my calves, constipation, weight gain. I wonder what the breaking point is - when the side effects are worse than the reason for taking the drug. I suppose the doctor will help make the decision. I'm tapering up more each week. Started at 6 mg twice a day and now I'm up to 12 mg twice a day.